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Alhambra's Bob Williams highlights pitfalls to watch out for when signing up for Social Security.

Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun discusses the crazy volatility in last week's stock market and bond market, and whether the Fed will get involved.

As expected, the Social Security Administration has announced that the 2023 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) will be the largest COLA in 42 years, brought on by rampant inflation not seen in more than four decades.   Social Security benefits increase automatically if the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W) which measures price...

Here we are again in the final quarter of the year when thoughts turn to Thanksgiving and Christmas and… reviewing your financial house. Oh, that’s not on your list? Well, let’s put it there because financial issues cannot be on automatic pilot. Things change and you need to keep...

Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun has strong words about the next anticipated Fed rate hike, what's really happening with the economy and what he thinks about last week's OPEC decision to cut oil production.

If you’ve been gifting money each year to people you love, or using gifting as a planning tool, it’s about to get even better. In 2023, the amount you can give away takes a healthy jump and as long as your generosity doesn’t exceed the limit, you should stay...

Not long ago, my brother-in-law told his doctor that one of his medicines didn’t seem to be working as well as it had in the past. The doctor prescribed something new. The old medication cost about $20. The new prescription was $232. My brother-in-law had to pay the entire...

Good, bad, or ugly? Alhambra CEO discusses the untold reality of Quantitative Easing.

Are investors at the point of maximum pessimism? Alhambra CEO Joe Calhoun talks about a horrible 3rd quarter, sentiment, and where investors can look right now.

In a world where the price of everything is going up, Medicare recipients get a price cut beginning January 1, 2023. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced that the monthly premium for Medicare Part B, which covers doctor visits, diagnostic tests, and other outpatient services,...